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  1. "Seeing inherent value in others" - Diane Hare (Business Edition - BizLove) Terry McMullen 47:53

This is our first go at What’s the value? – Business Edition and I thought no better guest to kick it off with than Diane. Diane is the founder and CEO of BizLove (https://bizlove.com/) a strategic consultancy that helps organizations transform from within and express their story to the world. They bridge the disciplines of storytelling and strategy to deliver integrated solutions for businesses.

Not only that, Diane (or “D”) is also my former boss. When I first decided to leave my “traditional” job at IBM, I wasn’t sure what the next move was going to be for me. Then I stumbled across this company, BizLove, on LinkedIn and was instantly intrigued. There was so much about their mission, culture, and style that felt right to me. Something about the way they blended core consulting and strategy skills with the more artistic, free flowing nature of story telling.

That “blending” and balancing of two, seemingly opposed, concepts came up a lot in my discussion with D. In so many ways, that is what she and BizLove are all about. At the deepest of levels, the value BizLove brings (and the most important value for D) is seeing the true, inherent value in others, seeing them for who they are–all parts of them, and helping them balance it to extract the best version of themselves. That may sound abstract or fluffy, but when you meet D you see that it is very real–and her clients see it too.

Since I know her well, this conversation was also fun because we were able to flow and delve into topics at deeper levels. We talked about why she had such a passion for this work, why she is so good at it, and if she honestly thinks the business world will ever truly value it as much as it should. We also took it a little philosophical, trying to understand the role love plays in the world, understanding masculine and feminine energies, and questioning what it means to be a leader.

I thank D a ton for being on and showing that conversations like this (about philosophy, storytelling, love, harmony, values, etc.) are very relevant and applicable in the business world– not just to make the world a better place, but to make your organization better as well.

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I spent much of my career trying to consult companies on how to better achieve their goals. I was a Finance major, a Harvard Business School graduate, and a business strategist. I've always been curious and I've always loved trying to solve problems. It was a really good fit for a while, but then life happened.

Within the span of a couple of years I had a son, my sister tragically passed away, and my wife became severely ill with Multiple Sclerosis. All of a sudden everything I thought I knew about life didn't seem to make sense anymore. I needed to raise my son and teach him how to be a good person but I realized I didn't even know what it meant to be a good person, let alone know how to teach him to be one. I also realized that I wasn't capable of being the person my wife needed me to be to help care for her. Simply put, I wasn't good enough.